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Encyclopedia > Koshigaya, Saitama


Koshigaya (越谷市 Koshigaya-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県; Saitama-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 314,021 and the density of 5,206.78 persons per km². The total area is 60.31 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on November 3, 1958. Koshigaya is situated about 30km from Tokyo, along the banks of the Motoarakawa River. It is famous for producing daruma. Bunkyo University is located in Koshigaya. Koshigaya has a sister city relationship with Campbelltown, NSW, Australia. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō  listen, literally eastern capital), is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu in Japan. ... Daruma dolls at Daruma-ji temple, Takasaki, Japan Daruma (達磨 or だるま) is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma. ... Bunkyo University (文教大学 Bunkyo Daigaku) is in one of the private universities in Japan. ... Campbelltown is a Local Government Area and satellite city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located about 55 km south west of the Sydney central business district. ...


The city bird is the shirakobato, or small white pigeon, a bird which is peculiar to the Koshigaya area. The city flower is the kiku, or chrysanthemum.


External links

  • Official website (http://www.city.koshigaya.saitama.jp/) in Japanese
  Saitama Prefecture
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  See also: Towns and villages by district edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Saitama&action=edit)

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Koshigaya, Saitama - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (142 words)
Koshigaya (越谷市 Koshigaya-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan.
Koshigaya is situated about 30km from Tokyo, along the banks of the Motoarakawa River.
Koshigaya has a sister city relationship with Campbelltown, NSW, Australia.
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